The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-11-17
THE COMMONWEALTH.

sitting on the tank when the explosion oc-
CURED, and his injuries and consequent
suffering were OF the most excrutiatinR
kind during the short time that no lived.
GOVERNOR BUCKNER granted a pardon TO
Albert Grayson, prisoner, who has been
in the penitentiary since 1872 he had
served two terms for grand larceny in the
year mentioned. Shortly after the expira-
tion OF his second term, and while still in
Frankfort, he stole a suit of old clothes
from Hon. Ira Julian, and, on conviction,
received the life sentence prescribed by tho
statute for the third time for the same Of
fense.
THE Protestant churches Of Newport are
making arran gements for the holding OF
Union Thanksgiving service.
OVER four hundred pieces of property in
Campbell County have been taken posses
sion of by State Auditor Fayette Hewitt
on account of delinquent taxes.
The following Kentucky postmasters
were appointed on the 10th: Josiah Young,
Crawford, Laurel County; Luther Z. Moss,
Clinton, Hickman County; Elijah Green,
Galloway, Bell County.
THE Frankfort argus says that the recent
decision by the court OF appeals in the case
of Harrod, commissioner Of Franklin
County, against the superintendent, will
take from the school fund the sum OF ~
S92, and will OF necessity reduce the per
capita to that extent
The other morning the lit lie town OF
Eddyyille, near Paducah, was 'tartled by
deafening explosion which rocked the
ground and shattered windows in every
kra11e If lain With
ers' grocery, n two-story brick structure,
showed to the startled inhabitants where
the explosion had occurred. A can con-
tanning eight pounds of gunpowder had
exploded, and Wihcrs' building was COM
| pletely wrecked, as was also the store Of
j. II. Catlett. Frank Evans, Clark and
Captain w. r. Gracey were standing near
the powder Evans was blown across the
house and his clothing caught fire, but he
| escaped the wreck and ran burning
down the street. The flesh was
burned from his face and back.
He will die Captain Gracey was caught
beneath the falling t,mbers but managed
| to extricate himself after severe injuries,
| and assisted in saving the other injured
ones George Champion Henry Galewood.
| Dan Love and Isaac Marshall, the latter
two colored, were standing on tho side
walk They were covered with falling
| debris and badly injured. Love and Gate
wood are probably dead by this time.
| Several others were more or less injured,
| but not seriously. The can Of powder
| was sitting on tho case shelf. Captain
| Gracey bought cigar and lighted it, aud
ii IS supposed dropped the match near the
| can. The innocent cause OF the terrible
| disaster proved himself hero afterwards
in saving life.
REUBEN I. THORNTON, JR., OF Newport,
| has been appointed gauger by the Com
| missioner of Internal Revenue.
| MACY BRoTHERs, of Versailles, have
sold 10 Edwin IL. Filter, the mayor Of Phil
| adelphia, II pair of very fine four-year-old
bay coach horses; price, sl,70O. Also, to
same party, five-yearold Park horse, for
800.
A PLAoARD which read Dynamite Hall
closed on account Of the death Of seven
good men, was pasted over the door lead
ing to the Union Labor party's hall, New
port, the other night, aud attracted great
deal of attention next morning. The card
was torn down later in the day by mem
',NN
party are very indignant over the matter,
and offer reward of $50 for the apprehen-
sion of the man who stuck up the sign. The
card also contained drawings of several
bombs exploding.
Two young Indies OF Hopkinsviile, who
recently united with the Baptist Church,
will be baptized as soon as water can be OBJ
tanned to prepare the bnptistry. The
drought in Christian Countyshas not only
dried up the river, but nearly all the els
Germs in Hopkinsyille.
SERIOUS difficulty occurred at Spring
Lick, just below Caneyville, the other
evening, which resulted in the immediate
death of child at the hands of Louis
Meyers, a Frenchman. The latter's wife
was gathering turnips in her garden, as
sisted by a boy, when a man named Jim
Hall came up in very intoxicated condi'
tion. An alteration ensued between Hal
and the boy. The former drew u lnrge
knife and driving the boy of turned upon
Mrs Meyers, who had demonstrated with
} him. He struck at her with tho knife and
she knocked 1t out Of his hand with a club
J Just then Myers cana upon the scene arm
} ed with a club. He knocked Hnl
down. As soon as the latter recovered his
feet his wife came to his assistance with Q
club in her hand and a child in her arms
A four-handed battle with clubs ensued
Myers struck Mt Mrs. Hail, and missing hei
struck the child on the head, killing it in
stantly Myers wus placed under arrcs
and taken to Leitchfield for trial.
,, Gus WmLINGHuRsT James Igo and Johr
King, the last of noted gang OF desper
ate criminals and ccuutorfeiters in Louis
vile, were arrested some days ago BY
United States detective NJ. G. Bauer anS
his assistant Thos J. Porter, policeman
Ben Fow aud Deputy United States Mar
shal Mcdonald. The capture was kept Sc
cret until the 7th, in order to give the OH
GERS time 10 complete the collection of eyi
dence and prevent the prisoners finding
any loop-hole for escape For two ear
Detective Bauer and his men have beer
: shadowing the mcmhers OF two gangs o
counterfeit coiners who were operating il
Louisville and vicinity, and their final sue
cess was achieved when the three mel
now in Jail were taken, for both band
have been broken up and thirteen harden
ed criminals are in the hands of the law.
LOUISVILLE has developed now addition
to the already extensive vocabulary of pc
lice slang. A wife beater is there called
"mumpcr."
NEAR Owensboro, James Griffin, far
Tner, shot Charles Cross. a boy Of thirteen
, with probably fatal effect Cross had
: fight with Grifin's son, and when Grim
heard of it he emptied load Of shot int
the boy's body and face. Griffin escaped I
! the woods, which he set on fire to preven
:. pursuit.
J.J. JONES' a colored barber Of Clove
port, fired at Jordan Hawkins, anoths
iarky, with shotgun loaded with turke
!. shot Jones %ood within ten feet OF b
. man, but th$ contents OF his weapo
/ passed wide bf the mark. The miserab
d marksman was Jailed.